How to Navigate Your Video Needs on a Tight Travel Schedule
In the American Hockey League, travel schedules can be demanding. Learn how Alec Rippetoe of the Charlotte Checkers uses video analysis tools to get his staff everything they need to streamline workflows during a three game, three city road trip.
As manager of the team services and video coordinator for the Checkers, previously serving for the Springfield Thunderbirds before the Panthers switched their AHL affiliate to Charlotte this year, one of Alec Rippetoe’s greatest workplace challenges is to balance multiple tasks at the same time while also maintaining a high-quality of analysis work during hectic travel and match schedules.
In the AHL, ‘3-in-3’s’ refers to a schedule of three games on three consecutive nights, including travel to different cities on some occasions. These can be a daunting task for players, who take the physical strain out on the ice, but also on the staff side, where coaching and analysis work needs to be completed on a very quick turnaround between games.
“Hours of video, browsing over data and analytics that might be relevant, and coming up with a game plan are all part of a typical work week leading up to these games,” said Rippetoe.
“Typically, I will breakdown the opponents’ three previous games for our coaching staff and provide that to our coaches as soon as I have completed breaking them down. Along with these video prescouts, I will provide the coaches with some statistical reports and tendencies about the opposition, organizational updates such as lineups and injuries. Furthermore, I will also provide some video clips to our players that they might find useful such as face-offs, power plays/penalty kills, or statistical references.”
Hours of video, browsing over data and analytics that might be relevant, and coming up with a game plan are all part of a typical work week leading up to these games.
“Using Hudl Sportscode and Hudl has been crucial to making my job as easy as possible with the variety of ways to provide whatever information is needed for our players,” said Rippetoe. “Whether it’s video, stats, or messaging our players with updates for our travel and meeting times, I am able to utilize the Hudl app to complete all of these tasks. With the ease of this process, it is as easy as uploading content and sharing with all of our players and staff.”
